古こ今きん集しゅう

noun

Kokinshū; Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry

Abbreviation of 古今和歌集, the first imperial waka anthology compiled in the early 10th century. Used in literary and historical contexts.

• 古こ今きん集しゅうは平へい安あん時じ代だいに編へん纂さんされた最さい初しょの勅ちょく撰せん和わ歌か集しゅうです。

  The Kokinshū is the first imperial waka anthology, compiled in the Heian period.

• 授じゅ業ぎょうで古こ今きん集しゅうの代だい表ひょう的てきな歌うたをいくつか読よんだ。

  We read several representative poems from the Kokinshū in class.